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Black Tie

A couple of weeks back, I attended the wedding of a college roomie who recently moved to St. Louis. Her wedding was in a cute, little city that boasts a bevy antique shops, stone streets, and a great riverside view. It's my first night-time/black tie event, so of course I had to take the opportunity to wear a floor length gown. I mean, who passes that up? Since it was quite chilly and the ceremony was somewhat outdoors, I wore my vintage faux fur coat to keep me warm. Lace and faux fur? Totally black tie, right?

Since my invite was very last minute, (we didn't know we were both living in St. Louis until just a little over a week before the wedding!) I combed every store for a dress to wear. After days of searching, I finally found this gem at Torrid of all places! It was the first time I ever shopped the store, and I never would have thought of going in because they just don't seem to be my style. I tried quite a lot of dresses, and I have to say-- they make really comfortable clothes. Their sizing is really generous, in my opinion. I'm wearing their smallest size (a 12) and there's still a lot of room to move in this gown-- perfect for stuffing myself with food and drink and then dancing. And yes, I Cha Cha Slid.

Makeup wise, I kept it fairly simple but polished. I did a slight smoky eye with winged liner. For my skin, I used luminizing powder to fake a vibrant inner glow. I skipped the blush and relied on my lips for color, using OCC lip tar in NSFW. I used a curler with a 2 inch barrel to create these soft waves.

B and I had such a lovely time, and we were so happy to have an excuse to dress up all fancy schmancy and what not. We weren't expecting to see some familiar faces from our undergrad years in Alaska, so that was a nice surprise! I got to catch up with another roommate, the 2012 gold medal Olympian Jamie Gray, so yeah, photos were definitely in order!

I didn't realize the dress was from Torrid, good find! They are so hit and miss for me. I think a lot of their clothing is a little too "club" for my taste, I don't need quite so many cut-outs and stretch synthetics, but I have some things from there I really love. We don't have a store nearby, though, so I rarely get much from them.

Wow Laura. I mean, just wow. Lace and faux fur - that's fabulosity all on its own but your makeup? Divine. Seriously. Your skin is positively glowing and I adore your color combination between your eyes and lippie.